Wired names Dreo top space heater in 2025 guide
Wired has updated its annual review of space heaters, selecting the Dreo Whole Room Heater 714 as the overall best for its quiet operation, safety features, and even heating. The guide, published January 6, 2025, emphasizes reliable performance amid winter needs. It includes recommendations for specific uses like bathrooms and garages.
In its latest buying guide, Wired tested dozens of space heaters to identify top performers for 2025, focusing on safety, noise levels, heating speed, and even distribution. The Dreo Whole Room Heater 714, priced at $100, emerged as the best overall. Reviewer Matthew Korfhage praised its 1,500-watt capacity, dual-axis oscillation for even heat, accurate digital thermostat, and features like muteable beeps and cool-touch housing. "This Dreo is the best answer to what I've been looking for in a space heater," Korfhage wrote, noting it heats rooms quickly and quietly at 38-48 decibels.
The guide highlights the Vornado MVH ($90) as the best quiet option, using "vortex action" technology for even heating without noticeable fan noise, raising room temperatures by 5 degrees in 15 minutes. For multifunctionality, the Dyson Purifier Hot + Cool HP07 ($750) combines heating with air purification and cooling, though it's loud at high speeds and relies on a remote for temperature control.
Other picks include the De'Longhi Dragon oil-filled radiator ($190) for silent, stable heat ideal for bedrooms; the Dreo Smart Wall-Mounted Heater ($120) for bathrooms with app control and splash protection; the Lasko Ellipse ($70) for quick personal warming; the Dreo Solaris 718 ($130) as a quiet tower; and the Honeywell Uberheat 5 ($38) for affordable garage use.
Wired stresses safety, recommending against unattended use and extension cords, citing over 1,000 annual US fires from space heaters. All recommended models feature tip-over and overheat shutoffs. The update adds the Dreo as top pick, replacing the Vornado MVH, and notes discontinuations for some Dyson and Vornado models.